CLINICAL PHYSCOLOGIST

Diagnose or evaluate mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests, and formulate and administer programs of treatment.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience : extensive skill, knowledge, and more than 5 years of experience.
• Education : a bachelors degree is the minimum education needed, many require a Ph.D or M.D
• Training : very few need on site training.

TOP 5 SKILLS

• Active listening : Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking : Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness : Being aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Critical Thinking : Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension : Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

TOP 5 ABILITIES

• Problem sensitivity : the ability to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong
• Oral expression : the ability to communicate info and ideas through speaking so others will understand.
• Oral comprehension : the ability to listen and understand info and ideas through spoken words.
• Inductive reasoning : the ability to combine pieces of info to form general rules.
• Deductive reasoning : the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Although physiologists typically need a doctoral degree or specialist degree in physiology, a masters degree is sufficient for some positions.
Practicing psychologists also need a license or certification.

Employment of psychologists is expected to grow 12% from 2012-2022. Job prospects should be best for those who have a specalist or doctoral degree.

INFORMATION

• Physiologist study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and human behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another about their environment.
• Some physiologists work independently or as part of a healthcare team, those who work independently often work evenings or weekends to accommodate clients.
• The median annual wage for physiologists was 69,280 in May 2012

This is one of my first career choices, and I really hope to look into this more and find out more information on how to become a clinical physiologist.

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